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Bronte, New South Wales

February 03, 2023

Bronte is a beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bronte Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the Waverley Council local government area of the Eastern Suburbs.[2]

Bronte Beach
Sydney, New South Wales
Bronte Beach
Bronte Beach
CoordinatesCoordinates: 33°54′19″S 151°15′38″E / 33.90532°S 151.26069°E / -33.90532; 151.26069
Population6,733 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5,062/km2 (13,110/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2024
Area1.33 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location7 km (4 mi) E of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Waverley
State electorate(s)Coogee
Federal division(s)Wentworth

Bronte Beach sits on Nelson Bay, surrounded by Bronte Park. Bronte offers scenic cliff-top walking paths south to Coogee via the Waverley Cemetery and north to Tamarama and Bondi Beach. The cliff-top path offers views which extend from Ben Buckler in the north to Malabar in the south. Bronte is located about 2.5 km south of Bondi Beach.

The suburb has previously been declared the best of 641 Sydney suburbs by the Sydney Morning Herald's Good Suburbs Guide in 2008.[3]

History

First Australian history

There is no clear evidence for the name or names of the indigenous bands or clans who were the original custodians of the area prior to the 1788 European settlement of Australia. Most sources agree on the Cadigal, but some sources name the Biddigal and Birrabirragal bands as well. There was a large natural "bogey hole" at the southern end of the beach, the name of which derived from the local Aboriginal term for "swimming place", but the original bogey hole was substantially destroyed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the current bogey hole was articially constructed in the early 20th century.[4]

Owing to the devastating effects of the European invasion on Aboriginal peoples, including forced displacement and the catastrophic impact of introduced European diseases such as smallpox, most or all of the original indigenous inhabitants of the area were killed by disease or forced to move further inland during the late 18th and early 19th century, resulting in the near-total loss of indigenous cultural knowledge about the area, and this had been compounded by the massive residential and commercial development of the area, which has destroyed nearly all archaeological evidence of the indigenous occupation and use of the land and seashore around what is now known as "Nelson Bay".

Modern history

Robert Lowe who later became Viscount Sherbrooke, bought 17 hectares (42 acres) of land from Mortimer Lewis, the English-born Australian Colonial Architect who was given a free grant of most of the frontage in the area in the 1830s. His home was completed in 1845 and was named Bronte House, for Lord Nelson, who was the Duke of Bronte, a place in Sicily, Italy. The house, a single-storey stone bungalow located in Bronte Road, is owned by Waverley Council and leased to private tenants who hold open days a few times a year. It is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register[5] and on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate.[6]

Lowe became a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He later moved back to England where he became a writer with The Times.

Trams

Main article: Trams in Sydney

The former Bronte tram line branched from the North Bondi via Bondi Junction line at Bondi Junction, running down Bronte Road and MacPherson Street to Bronte Beach. A feature of this line was the final approach to Bronte Beach in a rock cutting parallel to the Pacific Ocean. The line opened to Waverley in 1890, then to Bronte in 1911. Electric services started to Waverley in 1902, then Bronte in 1911. Through services ran from Circular Quay or Railway Square. The line was closed in 1960 and replaced by a bus service that follows the route between Bronte and Bondi Junction of bus 378 (440 from 2015 and 379 from early 2018).

Heritage listings

Bronte has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 6,733 residents in Bronte. In Bronte, 62.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 2.6%, United States of America 1.5% and South Africa 1.5%. 78.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French at 2.0%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 38.6%, Catholic 24.8% and Anglican 12.3%.[1]

Culture

In recent years Bronte's eating scene has developed, with the introduction of several popular restaurants in Macpherson St.[citation needed]

Sport and recreation

Bronte has an important surfing culture. The Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club was founded in 1903 and claims to be the oldest surf lifesaving club in the world. An annual long-distance ocean swimming event is held in December each year between Bondi Beach and Bronte.

According to The Dictionary of Sydney, it is believed that the famous swimming style generally known as the "Australian crawl" was first seen at Bronte Baths in 1899.[8]

Bronte is represented in one of the most popular sporting competitions across Australia, the National Rugby League competition, by the local team the Sydney Roosters, officially the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC).

The Bronte Splashers Winter Swimming Club claims to be the oldest Winter Swimming club in the world founded in 1921[9] and compete against Bondi Icebergs Winter Swimming Club, South Maroubra Dolphins Winter Swimming Club, Cronulla Polar Bears Winter Swimming Club, Maroubra Seals Winter Swimming Club, Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club, Clovelly Eskimos Winter Swimming Club, Coogee Penguins Winter Swimming Club, Wollongong Whales and Cottesloe Crabs in the Winter Swimming Association of Australia Championships.[10]

Notable residents

Gallery

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    Uniting Church, Leichhardt Street

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    Heritage-listed house, Bronte Road

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    Grave of Henry Lawson, Waverley Cemetery

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    Waterfall, Bronte Gully

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bronte (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2018.  
  2. ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
  3. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June 2008
  4. ^ [Bronte - The Dictionary of Sydney https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/bronte]
  5. ^ a b "Bronte House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning and Environment. H00055. Retrieved 18 May 2018.   Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  6. ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/121
  7. ^ "Waverley Cemetery". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning and Environment. H01975. Retrieved 18 May 2018.   Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  8. ^ Bronte - Dictionary of Sydney
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Home". wsaainc.com.
  11. ^ a b (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "How a triumphant return turned sour". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 January 2008.

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Bronte is a beachside suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales Australia Bronte Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district in the Waverley Council local government area of the Eastern Suburbs 2 Bronte Beach Sydney New South WalesBronte BeachBronte BeachCoordinatesCoordinates 33 54 19 S 151 15 38 E 33 90532 S 151 26069 E 33 90532 151 26069Population6 733 2016 census 1 Density5 062 km2 13 110 sq mi Postcode s 2024Area1 33 km2 0 5 sq mi Location7 km 4 mi E of Sydney CBDLGA s WaverleyState electorate s CoogeeFederal division s WentworthSuburbs around Bronte Beach Waverley Bondi TamaramaWaverley Bronte Beach Tasman SeaRandwick Clovelly Tasman SeaBronte Beach sits on Nelson Bay surrounded by Bronte Park Bronte offers scenic cliff top walking paths south to Coogee via the Waverley Cemetery and north to Tamarama and Bondi Beach The cliff top path offers views which extend from Ben Buckler in the north to Malabar in the south Bronte is located about 2 5 km south of Bondi Beach The suburb has previously been declared the best of 641 Sydney suburbs by the Sydney Morning Herald s Good Suburbs Guide in 2008 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 First Australian history 1 2 Modern history 1 3 Trams 2 Heritage listings 3 Demographics 4 Culture 5 Sport and recreation 6 Notable residents 7 Gallery 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditFirst Australian history Edit There is no clear evidence for the name or names of the indigenous bands or clans who were the original custodians of the area prior to the 1788 European settlement of Australia Most sources agree on the Cadigal but some sources name the Biddigal and Birrabirragal bands as well There was a large natural bogey hole at the southern end of the beach the name of which derived from the local Aboriginal term for swimming place but the original bogey hole was substantially destroyed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the current bogey hole was articially constructed in the early 20th century 4 Owing to the devastating effects of the European invasion on Aboriginal peoples including forced displacement and the catastrophic impact of introduced European diseases such as smallpox most or all of the original indigenous inhabitants of the area were killed by disease or forced to move further inland during the late 18th and early 19th century resulting in the near total loss of indigenous cultural knowledge about the area and this had been compounded by the massive residential and commercial development of the area which has destroyed nearly all archaeological evidence of the indigenous occupation and use of the land and seashore around what is now known as Nelson Bay Modern history Edit Robert Lowe who later became Viscount Sherbrooke bought 17 hectares 42 acres of land from Mortimer Lewis the English born Australian Colonial Architect who was given a free grant of most of the frontage in the area in the 1830s His home was completed in 1845 and was named Bronte House for Lord Nelson who was the Duke of Bronte a place in Sicily Italy The house a single storey stone bungalow located in Bronte Road is owned by Waverley Council and leased to private tenants who hold open days a few times a year It is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register 5 and on the now defunct Register of the National Estate 6 Lowe became a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council He later moved back to England where he became a writer with The Times Trams Edit Main article Trams in Sydney The former Bronte tram line branched from the North Bondi via Bondi Junction line at Bondi Junction running down Bronte Road and MacPherson Street to Bronte Beach A feature of this line was the final approach to Bronte Beach in a rock cutting parallel to the Pacific Ocean The line opened to Waverley in 1890 then to Bronte in 1911 Electric services started to Waverley in 1902 then Bronte in 1911 Through services ran from Circular Quay or Railway Square The line was closed in 1960 and replaced by a bus service that follows the route between Bronte and Bondi Junction of bus 378 440 from 2015 and 379 from early 2018 Heritage listings EditBronte has a number of heritage listed sites including 470 Bronte Road Bronte House 5 St Thomas Street Waverley Cemetery 7 Demographics EditAccording to the 2016 census of Population there were 6 733 residents in Bronte In Bronte 62 8 of people were born in Australia The most common countries of birth were England 7 9 New Zealand 2 6 United States of America 1 5 and South Africa 1 5 78 8 of people only spoke English at home Other languages spoken at home included French at 2 0 The most common responses for religion were No Religion 38 6 Catholic 24 8 and Anglican 12 3 1 Culture EditIn recent years Bronte s eating scene has developed with the introduction of several popular restaurants in Macpherson St citation needed Sport and recreation EditBronte has an important surfing culture The Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club was founded in 1903 and claims to be the oldest surf lifesaving club in the world An annual long distance ocean swimming event is held in December each year between Bondi Beach and Bronte According to The Dictionary of Sydney it is believed that the famous swimming style generally known as the Australian crawl was first seen at Bronte Baths in 1899 8 Bronte is represented in one of the most popular sporting competitions across Australia the National Rugby League competition by the local team the Sydney Roosters officially the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club ESDRLFC The Bronte Splashers Winter Swimming Club claims to be the oldest Winter Swimming club in the world founded in 1921 9 and compete against Bondi Icebergs Winter Swimming Club South Maroubra Dolphins Winter Swimming Club Cronulla Polar Bears Winter Swimming Club Maroubra Seals Winter Swimming Club Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club Clovelly Eskimos Winter Swimming Club Coogee Penguins Winter Swimming Club Wollongong Whales and Cottesloe Crabs in the Winter Swimming Association of Australia Championships 10 Notable residents EditDave Brown 1913 1974 described by football historians as the Bradman of Rugby League was raised near Bronte Beach where his parents operated the dressing sheds His father Denis Dinny Brown was Waverley Council s first lifeguard 11 Ryan Clark former child actor best known for playing Sam Marshall in Home and Away was raised in Bronte and still lives there with his family He left the show in 2001 and is now a Waverley Council lifeguard Heath Ledger Academy Award winning actor lived in Bronte from 2004 until 2006 when he sold his house due to intense bombardment from paparazzi 12 Lachlan Murdoch son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch Peter Dodds McCormick 1834 1916 was the composer of the national anthem Advance Australia Fair He lived at Clydebank 5 Virgil Street now 20 Yanko Avenue in Bronte and was an elder at Grahame Memorial Presbyterian Church 11 Mia Wasikowska actress Kip Gamblin actor Neighbours Shane Watson cricketer Rove McManus actor and comedian Scott Morrison Prime Minister of Australia grew up in BronteGallery Edit Bronte House Uniting Church Leichhardt Street Heritage listed house Bronte Road Grave of Henry Lawson Waverley Cemetery Waterfall Bronte GullyReferences Edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Bronte State Suburb 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 17 January 2018 Gregory s Sydney Street Directory Gregory s Publishing Company 2007 Sydney Morning Herald 7 June 2008 Bronte The Dictionary of Sydney https dictionaryofsydney org entry bronte a b Bronte House New South Wales State Heritage Register Department of Planning and Environment H00055 Retrieved 18 May 2018 Text is licensed by State of New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment under CC BY 4 0 licence The Heritage of Australia Macmillan Company 1981 p 2 121 Waverley Cemetery New South Wales State Heritage Register Department of Planning and Environment H01975 Retrieved 18 May 2018 Text is licensed by State of New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment under CC BY 4 0 licence Bronte Dictionary of Sydney BRONTE SPLASHERS WINTER SWIMMING CLUB Est 1921 Home Archived from the original on 18 December 2014 Retrieved 4 February 2015 Home wsaainc com a b Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 26 June 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link How a triumphant return turned sour The Sydney Morning Herald 24 January 2008 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bronte New South Wales Bronte surf lifesaving club Bronte Beach Guide Bronte House Sculptures By The Sea Vesper Stan 2008 Bronte Dictionary of Sydney Retrieved 25 September 2015 CC By SA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bronte New South Wales amp oldid 1122773895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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